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| US withholds Egypt military aid over crackdown | US withholds Egypt military aid over crackdown |
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| The US is suspending a large part of the $1.3bn (£810m) in aid it gives to Egypt's military. | |
| The delivery of large-scale military systems as well as cash assistance to the Egyptian government would be withheld, said the state department. | |
| It said "credible progress" must be made towards free and fair elections. | It said "credible progress" must be made towards free and fair elections. |
| A review was launched in August after a crackdown by the authorities on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi left hundreds of people dead. | A review was launched in August after a crackdown by the authorities on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi left hundreds of people dead. |
| Officials said the freeze amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. | |
| Washington also plans to halt a $260m cash transfer and a $300m loan guarantee. It is also halting the delivery of Apache helicopters, as well as Harpoon missiles and tank parts, officials said. | |
| However, the US will continue to provide health and education assistance, and money to help Egypt to ensure security in the increasingly volatile Sinai peninsula. | |
| It said the withholding of aid was not intended to be permanent. | |
| Morsi on trial | |
| In a speech to the UN General Assembly last month, US President Barack Obama criticised Egypt's military-backed interim government for "decisions inconsistent with inclusive democracy". | |
| More than 50 people were killed in clashes between Morsi supporters, opponents and security forces in several cities on Sunday. | |
| Thousands of members of the Muslim Brotherhood have also been detained in the past two months. | |
| Mr Morsi is set to go on trial on 4 November on charges of inciting murder and violence, state media reported on Wednesday. | |
| The charges relate to the deaths of at least seven people during clashes between opposition protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters outside a presidential palace in Cairo last year. | |
| He has been detained at a secret location since being deposed on 3 July. |